Saints
Who brought St. Mark’s relics back to Egypt in 1968?
A) Pope Shenouda III B) Pope Kyrillos VI C) Abouna Bishoy Kamel
B) Pope Kyrillos
(Pope Kyrillos VI’s prayers brought home the relics of our Church’s founder.)
Where did the Virgin Mary appear glowing in the late 1960s?
A) Cairo B) Jerusalem C) Alexandria
A) Cari
(The apparition in Zeitoun was seen by thousands across faiths.)
Eritrean Orthodox Church became independent in:
A) 1975 B) 1994 C) 2008
B) 1994
Context: A group of Coptic laborers were killed for their faith on a Mediterranean shore in 2015.
Q: Where were the 21 Coptic martyrs slain?
A) Sirte, Libya B) Sinai, Egypt C) Mosul, Iraq
A) Sirte, Libya
Context: The Oriental Orthodox family includes several ancient apostolic churches.
Q: Which list names Oriental Orthodox churches (non-Chalcedonian)?
A) Greek, Russian, Serbian
B) Coptic, Armenian, Syriac, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Malankarn
C) Maronite, Melkite, Chaldean
B) Coptic, Armenian, Syriac, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Malankarn
Which priest helped establish the first Coptic Church in America?
A) Fr. Bishoy Kamel B) Fr. Mina El-Baramosy C) Pope Tawadros II
A)Abouna Bishoy Kamel
(spread Orthodoxy beyond Egypt with love and service.)
Authorities cut city power during St. Mary's apparitions. What happened?
A) The light kept shining B) Everything went dark C) Fireworks started
A) The light kept shining
About how many U.S. states have Coptic churches?
A) 25 B) 35 C) 48
C) 48
Palm Sunday 2017 in Egypt: what happened?
A) Floods B) Church bombings C) Fire
B) Church bombings
Current Coptic Pope:
A) Pope Tawadros II B) Pope Shenouda III C) Pope Kyrillos VI
A) Pope Tawadros II
Which Pope was known as “The Teacher of Generations”?
A) Pope Shenouda III B) Pope Kyrillos VI C) Pope Tawadros II
A) Pope Shenouda III
(He emphasized Christian education and unity.)
Which relic returned to Egypt in 1968?
A) St. Thomas B) St. Mark C) St. Peter
B) St. Mark
The Coptic Pope’s main cathedral is in:
A) Alexandria B) Cairo (Abbassia) C) Luxor
B) Cairo (Abbassia)
The Coptic Church is often called the Church of the:
A) Desert B) Fathers C) Martyrs
C) Martyrs
In Egypt, Copts usually pray in:
A) Coptic and Arabic B) Latin only C) French
A) Coptic and Arabic